Elon Musk is standing up for free speech in the U.K. following last month’s elections that resulted in huge wins for the far-left Labour Party.
Since its rise to power in July, Labour Party leaders have begun cracking down on social media, even arresting individuals for posts they claim incite violence. Now, Musk is using his X account to defend users and raise concerns over the crackdown in the U.K.
“It’s 2030 in the U.K., & you’re being executed for posting a meme,” Must wrote on X Saturday.
“The Brits gave up their guns, and now their government puts them in jail for Facebook posts,” a meme that Musk shared reads.
Musk is combating a “tyrannical-style policing of social media in the U.K.,” says Nile Gardiner, a former adviser to Lady Margaret Thatcher and the current director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The…
